Wetlands of the American Midwest

List of figures List of tables Preface 1: Changing Attitudes 2: Physical Characteristics of Wet Prairies and Bogs 3: Native American Occupation 4: Early Nineteenth-century Views of Wetlands 5: Landowners, Cattlemen, Railroads, and Tenants on Wet Prairies 6: Draining and Agricultural Change on Wet Prairies 7: Occupying, Draining, and Abandoning Northern Bogs and Swamps 8: Utilizing and Conserving Wet Prairies since 1930 9: Changing Wetland Images and Values Bibliography Index